All Coastal Communities Can Benefit From Waterfront Preservation Discussion
To the Editor:

Kudos to The St. Ignace News for covering the waterfront discussion currently taking place in Mackinaw City. Once again, you fulfill your mission well in helping keep the public informed on issue after issue. Thank you.

The thing is, similar conversations are being held all across Michigan. And, as is being demonstrated, these conversations have thrust varied aspects of waterfront access to center stage. As a result, great accomplishments are blooming in community after community. We should be leading this movement. Period.

In point of fact, what is being proven is that working together in a spirit of compromise and creativity must be done, not talked about, for in today's world, yesterday's excuses are costly mistakes to be redressed as we move to a brighter future.

Let me conclude by noting that one of Mackinaw's great advantages in this waterfront protection movement is our neighboring coastal communities, St. Ignace and Mackinac Island. We share a rich history and we share a watery expanse of breathtaking beauty. Together, as one, we are truly formidable. And, at days end, it is our waterfronts which define us and annually attracts millions of guests our way.

Opportunity awaits us. Thus, the conversation.

R.E. Wallin, president Village of Mackinaw City